Pacifiers & Thumbsucking: Preschooler
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Thumb Sucking
Asked by D.G. from Chicago
on July 10, 2009
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Just curious and I know many of you have had a similar experience...
My daughter just turned one and during the past few weeks has become a thumb sucker. When it ...
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- Leave her alone. Sucking is something babies need to do, until even age 3 or 4. It's natural, and why they nurse so long if they are allowed to (which they should be...
- I have raised 8 children of my own and out of the eight were two thumb sucking boys with a blanket. They sucked their thumb one up until he was nine and the other was...
- D., my youngest son is now 23 and was observed sucking his thumb even on an ultrasound when I was carrying him. My oldest son liked his pacifier; the younger one carri...
Blankie and Thumb Sucking
Asked by A.K. from Chicago
on April 1, 2008
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I am seven months pregnant and my youngest is just about to turn three. She has a special blankie that she sleeps with and sucks her thumb with. Our pediatrician sai...
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- I am a 33 year old mother of an 18 month old girl and am 4 months pregnant. You will think I am definitely wacko when I tell you that I still have my blankie and slee...
- I had 2 children that had blankie and a thumb. Around the 3 age mark, I only let them have their blankie in bed. Don't make a big deal about it but if they want to su...
- Thumb Sucking- My daughter stopped at three because her finger started to bleed and I told her it would fall off. It was hard for her for about a week. She had such a ...
Thumb Sucking
Asked by C.W. from Kansas City
on July 27, 2006
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I have a three and a half month old and she has been sucking her thumb since she came into this world.In the next two months I would like to try and get her off of it....
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- She's three MONTHS old.......it's natural and normal for her to suck her thumb..it's a comfort mechanism. Now, if she were three YEARS old, I could understand your con...
- There are two different things to try that I know of. The first would be to put sockes over her hands when she naps or at bedtime, the other is a special polish that t...
- C., I do not think you can get a three-month old out of that habit. Maybe when she is around one year, when she starts understanding more. Relax, she will probally g...
Thumb Sucking in an Infant.
Asked by C.U. from Chicago
on December 11, 2007
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How do I stop my 3 month old from sucking her thumb. I am not against self soothing, just would rather her use a pacifier instead. The reason being my older child us...
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- When my twins were young, my daughter wanted the pacifier and my son wanted his thumb. My daughter stopped using the pacifier around 6 months and my son stopped sucki...
- My almost 1 year old sucks his fingers, and has since he was able to find his mouth with his hand. He took a pacifier for about a minute, and then once he found those ...
- The thumb is a wonderful thing as it never falls out or gets lost. Our daughter has been sucking her thumb since she was 3 months old (she's 14 mths now) and it was a...
Thumb Sucking
Asked by C.S. from Dallas
on September 27, 2006
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While still digesting and acting on my other question, I have yet another to put to the test. I've never delt with thumb sucking and my almost four year old is still ...
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- Hi, my second son sucked his thumb from day one, and he would get sores on his thumb. When he turned 2, everytime I caught him doing it, I would gently take his thumb ...
- I just talked with our pediatrician about this regarding my 3 1/2 year old daughter. She said to leave it alone until she's 4, but to go ahead and set boundaries on w...
- I just bought the nail biting/thumb sucking liquid that tastes nasty for my 4 1/2 yr old. The dentist said she's got to quit sucking her thumb because it's moving her...
Is Thumb-sucking Really That Bad?
Asked by C.C. from Los Angeles
on November 10, 2008
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i have a 4 month old baby boy, Hunter, very cute, very happy, very easy going. lately he's started to suck on his thumbs. my mom (who helps take care of him) is very...
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- Crikey! Let the poor kid suck his thumb. He's only four months old. He is soothing himself. We can't let our moms get all of their fears out on us, though lord kno...
- I sucked my thumb for 12 years--only at night--and never had raw thumbs. My parents tried to put stuff on my thumbs to make it tast bad--I sucked it of. It was comfort...
- I am a mother of 3- 11 year old, 8 year old and 5 year old. Two out of the 3 sucked their thumbs and were happier and more able to self soothe than the one who did no...
Thumb-sucking
Asked by R.B. from Grand Rapids
on June 13, 2009
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Hello Mamas,
I am seeking advice regarding how to help my two-year-old stop sucking her thumb. She has been a vigorous thumb-sucker since she was an infant; she suck...
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- I too was a thumb sucker and I know my mom tried very hard to get me to stop but it wasn't till Iwas older that I did. I would 1st start by not letting her do it durin...
- I used Thumz to break my kids of thumb sucking. In fact I think it was only one who actually needed it. The stuff tastes awful. If that doesn't break them I don't k...
- I had 2 thumb suckers and 1 finger sucker. They had a hard time stopping and once their teeth come out and adult ones grow in, its good to have them stop. I got a Thum...
Thumb Sucking
Asked by L.P. from New York
on December 28, 2008
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My daughter is 3 years old. As an infant she never used a pacifier & only sucked her thumb at night. Since I took her bottle away when she was 2 and then her grandfa...
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- I would let her suck her thumb. As long as there is no medical issue with it, I'd let it be. This is a behavior that she'll give up eventually, and I'm not sure why ...
- I may not be the best person to dispense advice since my son, who is 6, still occasionally sucks his thumb, usually just now when he's going to sleep. However, I've a...
- I can only give advice as a former thumb sucker. My mom made it a point NOT to make a big deal about my sucking my thumb even though many people told her on a daily ba...
Stopping Thumb Sucking
Asked by J.C. from Los Angeles
on May 14, 2008
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My 8 month old started sucking her thumb at 5 months. My husband and I have tried to discourage her by taking it out of her mouth every time we see her with it in her...
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- My brother sucked his thumb until he was 9. I sucked mine until I was 11! My parents tried everything, but we quit when we were ready. I sometimes wonder if we went so...
- hi J., my first baby started sucking his fist's and i would just take it out every time and eventually h stopped. You may get a of advice to give her a pacifire, pleas...
- Hi J., My oldest son was a thumb sucker, Even his ultrasound picture had his fist up to his mouth. We would put him to bed with mittens or socks on his hands, but he ...
Sunday School for a 3 Year Old
Asked by A.W. from Seattle
on April 8, 2010
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Hello -
I am thinking about starting to go to church with my daughter. I have no experience with church and a child. At her age, will she actually be in a Sunday ...
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- At my Church (Beaverton First United Methodist Church) There is a 'pre-school' room for children ages 2.5-5. They can be in the room through the entire service, or sta...
- We keep our 2.5 year old with us and use the mother's room to the side. We also have an infant. At our church, the kids over 2 (I think) mostly go to the Sunday sch...
- I am not going to try and sell you on my church or someone elses...LOL but I will say that for a 3yr. old it may be difficult going into a new facility and being aroun...
